Wire basket.



E. R. FRANKLIN.

WIRE BASKET. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16, 1908.

Patented May 4, 1909.

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llMMF-TT It. FRANKLIN, 0F BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

WIRE BASKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application filed November 16, 1908. Serial No. 462.802.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EMMETTR. FRANKMN. i a citizen of'the United States,residing at Binghamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VJire Baskets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wire baskets and particularly tothat class of baskets which are used in markets for carrying anddeiivery baskets.

It consists in certain peculiarities of construction and novelarrangement of parts thereof, as will be hereinafter set forth andspecifically claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide such a basket as, while beingconstructed of wire, or otherwise, will have within it a rel movablelining so that no matter how large the mesh in the wire weave may be, itwill hold the smallest article, and yet have the full strength anddurability of a wire metallic rece tacle. I attain these objects by thenice anism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich Figure 1' isa perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig.3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 3. 3

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents a basket which may be made of wire of uniform size exceptthe marginal rim wire a and the base wire 1) to which the strandscomposing the body portion of the basket are secured; the rim wire a andthe base wire b necessarily are of lar or size to give strength to thestructure.

11 order to have roper and firm handles for the basket and that the rimwires may be utilized therefor, I leave an opening in the mesh of thewire at each end of the basket, I make this 0 ening by shortening thecross wires 0" an 0' and d and d and twisting the ends of theseshortened strands about the cross wires, e and c and f and f; and thusis left the open spaces G and G forming handle holes.

Within the basket I have certain remov l side, ii an( able side andbottom linings, and to hold these in place I fasten to the interior ofthe basket across the sides and bottom cross wires 2 and 'i and acrossthe ends the cross wires j and 5' I then insert flexible lining stri Hplacing these in position by bending the lining and inserting the endsbeneath the cross wires 7: and h respectively. In the bottom, I insertthe bottom lining strip I in the same manner and in the ends, the endlining strips, J and J respectively inserting them in the same manner.In this way I have a firm strong basket having all the strength as wellas lightness of a wire basket and at the same time capable of holdingthe smallest article and of being renovated and renewed by the insertionof fresh new lining at any time.

It is obvious that I may use either a square form of basket or acircular form of basket if so desired and that my invention isapplicable to other baskets than those composed of wire.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

1. The combination of a basket having across the inner surfaces of itssides, ends and bottom cross wires stretched and beneath which crosswires areinserted flexible strips resting against the inner surface ofthe sides, ends and bottom, forming in this position removable liningsto the interior of the basket.

2. The combination of a basket having handle openings and having acrossthe inner surfaces of its sides, ends and bottom, cross wires stretched;strips of flexible material inserted between the cross wires and againstthe inner surfaces of the sides, ends and bottom, the strips having 0enings formed in them to correspond with tiie handle openings in thesides of the basket.

3. In a market basket composed of wire, the combination of a basket witha number of wires stretched across the inner surfaces of the sides, endsand bottom for the purpose of receiving and holding strips of material sfor the sides, one on each seem remo'vably placed therein to form eremov- J to the sides, endswand bottom by said last ablelining to thebasket. v named Wires. v 4. A baskethaving an upper and a lower Intestimony whereof I have afiixed my rim which are connected by wirestrands to signature, in presence of two witnesses.

form the body of the basket, Wires stretch- EMMETT R. FRANKLIN. ingacross the inner surface of the sides, ends, Witnesses: and bottom ofthe basket, said wires being CHARLES EvARTs,

secured to the rims, and flexible strips held WALTER D. STETSTON.

